Start TreVeyon Henderson or Roschon Johnson? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 8:02 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start TreVeyon Henderson over Roschon Johnson

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TreVeyon Henderson

RB · NE · at CHI

Market projects: 4.8; fantasy pts
CHI D vs RB: 17.0; 4th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 12 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 33%; Through Week 6
Target share: 3%; Through Week 6

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Roschon Johnson

RB · CHI · vs NE

Market projects: 4.7; recent weeks avg
NE D vs RB: 20.6; 16th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 79 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 22%; Through Week 6
Target share: 7%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Roschon Johnson for TreVeyon Henderson?

Yes, on the rest of the season. TreVeyon Henderson projects 48 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (4.8 a game over 10 games), Roschon Johnson 27 (2.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts TreVeyon Henderson over Roschon Johnson.

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Our Week 7 call

Start TreVeyon Henderson over Roschon Johnson in Week 7.

Market-based projections have TreVeyon Henderson at 4.8 points and Roschon Johnson at 4.7, a gap of 0.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Roschon Johnson this week yet, so his 4.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 6 (3.9 and 5.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 4.8 fantasy points for TreVeyon Henderson, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for TreVeyon Henderson is 25 rushing yards, 3 receiving yards, 0-1 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (13, 8, 6 and 13 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Roschon Johnson yet. His market-based projections were 3.9 and 5.5 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 4.7, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Roschon Johnson is 0.4 touchdowns (13 market sources).

That puts TreVeyon Henderson 0.1 points ahead of Roschon Johnson on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

TreVeyon Henderson and NE visit CHI on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

CHI allowed 17.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 4th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 79 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against CHI and caught passes for 23 more yards.

Roschon Johnson and CHI host NE on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

NE allowed 20.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 16th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 82 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against NE and caught passes for 39 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Roschon Johnson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

TreVeyon Henderson is not on the injury report.

Roschon Johnson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, TreVeyon Henderson played 33 percent of NE snaps, took 33 percent of the carries, drew 3 percent of the targets and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

TreVeyon Henderson, Week 3 against JAX: 23 of 63 snaps, 8 carries for 23 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 6 yards.

TreVeyon Henderson, Week 4 against BUF: 28 of 76 snaps, 14 carries for 42 yards, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

TreVeyon Henderson, Week 5 against LV: 12 of 75 snaps, 4 carries for 22 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 4 yards.

TreVeyon Henderson, Week 6 against NYJ: 16 of 68 snaps, 7 carries for 31 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 9 yards.

Through Week 6, Roschon Johnson played 22 percent of CHI snaps, took 16 percent of the carries, drew 7 percent of the targets and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.

Roschon Johnson, Week 2 against MIN: 1 of 74 snaps, 0 carries for 0 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Roschon Johnson, Week 4 against NYJ: 10 of 93 snaps, 4 carries for 16 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Roschon Johnson, Week 5 against GB: 27 of 69 snaps, 5 carries for 6 yards, 7 targets and 5 catches for 34 yards.

Roschon Johnson, Week 6 against ATL: 31 of 77 snaps, 13 carries for 51 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 22 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, TreVeyon Henderson played 17 games for NE and scored 206.2 PPR points, 12.1 a game, finishing RB21.

He ran 180 times for 911 yards and 9 touchdowns, and caught 35 of 42 targets for 221 yards.

He was on the field for 46 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Roschon Johnson played 7 games for CHI and scored 1.7 PPR points, 0.2 a game, finishing RB134.

He ran 2 times for 17 yards and 0 touchdowns, and caught 0 of 0 targets for 0 yards.

He was on the field for 1 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Roschon Johnson for TreVeyon Henderson?
Yes, on the rest of the season. TreVeyon Henderson projects 48 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (4.8 a game over 10 games), Roschon Johnson 27 (2.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts TreVeyon Henderson over Roschon Johnson.
Should I drop TreVeyon Henderson for Roschon Johnson?
No. Keep TreVeyon Henderson: he projects 48 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (4.8 a game over 10 games), Roschon Johnson 27 (2.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts TreVeyon Henderson over Roschon Johnson.